Create a children's book illustration prompt
A prompt for warm, consistent children's picture-book illustrations with a recurring character you describe.
The prompt
Create a children's picture-book illustration.
Main character (keep identical in every image): [e.g. a small round hedgehog with a red scarf and big curious eyes]
Scene: [what is happening on this page]
Setting: [e.g. a cosy village bakery in winter]
Mood: [cosy / adventurous / funny / calm bedtime]
Aspect ratio: [4:3 / 1:1 / two-page spread 2:1]
Style: warm hand-painted gouache look, soft rounded shapes, gentle textures, friendly expressions, rich but soft colours, simple background that leaves space for text at the [top / bottom].
Avoid: text in the image, scary or sharp features, copyrighted characters, imitation of any named living illustrator.
Tip: paste the same character description into every page's prompt, and upload a previous image as a reference if your tool allows it.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- what is happening on this page
- e.g. a cosy village bakery in winter
- cosy / adventurous / funny / calm bedtime
- top / bottom
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Zero-Shot structure (Zero-shot prompting). A zero-shot prompt gives the model a direct instruction with no examples. It is the simplest form, and it works best when the task is common and clearly worded.
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